The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-19
THE SPRING HEETlNG.
ABOUTONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
HORSES \
Already Stabbed at Montgomery Park
Preparations for Rare Weeks !
SpOrt-LIst Of Stables.

The go1d weather Of the past few
days has set Msmphis horse fanciers to
taking OF the prospects Of the spring
meeting. There are enough horses
now at Montgomery Park to make
the meeting an immense sucotsS, and
there are many more good ones to
come from other points. The track is
in good condition and the horses are
working regularly. The trainers,
stable men and boys make up quite q
colony, and the track Ia lively place
on fine mornings. There are about
100 horses there now. Many Of these
will make their first appear nee this
spring as two year olds. Ed C)rri-
gan's stable ia the largest. 1t contains
several great ones that have seen their
best days-such as FRI Gland, Pearl
Jennipg', Modesty, Irish Pat.
This stable Is Thought to be
particularly strong in two year
olds, several of which are by the
great LDnefellow. MIR. Gray, who
owned and trained the great jim
Gray, and won the Tennessee Derby
with him last year, has stable COM
posed of youngsters that are looked to
with a good deal Of intereet. The
LeMasuey stable ia strong one, and
several of their animals flushed the
season in Vrsnd shape. The stables
are: Ed. OnriRan's 90, Pa Cor igan's
s, William Mu keysS LoMaGt ey Broe.
10, d. T. Pulsiirr's !, Gray & UA's 10,
h. L. OMmichael's /, Campbell & Fem
ton's 10. Walter Graz IA, q Weather
iord's 5, L. X Kstchum's 4, j. d.
Norris 4y's 5, D. Honig's 10, K. w.
Thomss's IL, Il. ii. Phelsn's Ia, and
A, ID, Goodwin's 5. There are enough
here TO make an imm .nss show in
each days racing, but there are many
more sure TO come. Among them are
the stables of s. s. Brown, about 20,
J. L. Mcdonald ~, X, Tucker IL, Il. J.
Lucas 5, Mike Welsh 8, John Giayer
4, and @. Hess 2. The association
will have TO build about 100 more
stalls before spring. Excellent luck
has attended The horses so far,
there being none reported M
absolutely sick, and only few
slightly slling. Ia delerencs to the
judgment OF many owners who
thought mile and half DISH too
much at the eatly seas IN when the
Darby has been ran, tina, stake has
been dropped and the Gsyoso Hotel
stake is considered a subs itute for It..
This is distance OF mile and q six
teenth. 1t is likely to hays, a large
number OF 8 arers and prove fast
race. The entries Tor several events of
the spring meeting closed on the 10th
instant, but as some Of the nomina-
tons by mail have not arrived, the lisis
win be held back few days, The
nominations alreauy known excel d
those OF last year about Is per cent.
Among the great horeeB now at the
track are Jim Gray, in Campbell h
Fenton's stable; Elkwood, in the
Grotz stable Sir Joseph, In Pdlsifer's;
Climax and Longviev,in LeMasney's;
Free Knight, in Pat C)rrigsn's. The
Chicago paptrs have been talking
about match race between Jim Gray
and Sir Joseph, but no definite ar
raugement 10 yet known. II Ia quite
probable, however, that Jim Gray,
Sir Joseph and Elkwood will 20 To-
gether 10 one OF the races II these three
cannot make an attractive race, we do
not know where TO look Tor better. A
number OF the stables that will par
ticipate in the Memphis meeting will
not take part at any other Western
meeting, but go direct TO Was lington,
Baltimore and New York. Secretary
Montgomery has just returned from
New Orleans. Most OF the stables
there will come to Memphis There
are but few good ones there, but they
will help make up large a Id for m ost
OF the races. Memphis may now be
put down as the leading rating point
of the South. The enterprise and lib
erality OF the nes Jockey Club have
attracted the attention Of the racing
people OF the country. The track has
been prepared with great care aud
dries out rapidly. There is more time
for work in the winter and spring than
at any other important point. The
stables and quarters are kspt in good
condition, aud all who lake an inter.
est In racing are pleased With the
prospects. Ia few weeks MOI there
will be great strings Of vehicles going
cut TO the prk every morning, and
the young men who know all about
re- GERS will be telling which Of the two
year ODDS are TO astonish the racing
world. q .rp G ~ r'h %